Question

Malcolm has $638.53 in the checking account. He must maintain a $500 balance to avoid a fee. He wrote a check for 159.50 today write an inequality that would be used to solve for the least amount of money he needs to deposit to avoid a fee

Answer 1

any idea ?

Answer 2

(initial amount) - (the check) + (amount deposited) must be greater than or equal to 500

let x be the amount deposited, plug in the appropriate numbers and inequality symbol